Heart Sutra Rap

You are invited to submit a rap edition of "The Heart Sutra" based on the lyrics written by Ven. Kobutsu Malone and Rev. Koun Selden. Your rap version shall be hosted for a period of 1 month and a poll will taken among Buddhist Channel readers to select the piece that is voted as the "most inviting".

When the pentagram of personalityBursts apartIt yields awakened seedAin't no eyes to seeNo ears to hearNo nose to smellNo tongue to tasteAin't no skin to touchNo thinkin' at allNo world of sightNor of consciousnessWhat could be other than right?

A state of mindThat can't be characterizedNo ignoranceAn' no end to itNo agin' and deathBut ya' still get old and hitThe graveAin't nothin' to save ya'

No sufferin', cravin' or extinctionNo pathTo follow to completionNo wisdomTo be had by ruminationNo attainmentSo let go your fascination

Seen clearlyNothin' to be attainedSeen clearlyThe show's an empty shadowSeen clearlyAll isms bring on pain

So the person of wisdomRelies on the mapOf the great heart transcendent wisdom rapWith no hindrance in the mindJust a simple vowAbiding in eternal now

In the pastThe present and the futureAll awakened onesAnd those who dare to treadOn the pathOf the awakened state of mindRoot themselvesIn this great heart transcendent wisdom rapIn so doingThey bootstrapSupreme clarityAin't no deathtrapOf ego's graspInstead they uncapLife's potentialThe universe they unwrap

Know, then, this to be trueThe great heart transcendent wisdom rapIs the most potent spellThe highest formulationThe incomparable structure of mindIt destroys all sufferingTruth - no lie